Warumi 8
1 Kwa hiyo basi hakuna hukumu ya adhabu juu yao walio katika Kristo Yesu.
There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit;
2 Kwa kuwa kanuni ya Roho wa uzima ule ulio katika Kristo Yesu imenifanya mimi kuwa huru mbali na kanuni ya dhambi na mauti.
for the law of the Spirit of the life in Christ Jesus did set me free from the law of the sin and of the death;
3 Kwa maana kile ambacho sheria ilishindwa kufanya kwa sababu ilikuwa dhaifu katika mwili, Mungu alifanya. Alimtuma Mwana wake wa pekee kwa mfano wa mwili wa dhambi awe sadaka ya dhambi, na akaihukumu dhambi katika mwili.
for what the law was not able to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, His own Son having sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, did condemn the sin in the flesh,
4 Alifanya hivi ili maagizo ya sheria yatimilizwe ndani yetu, sisi tusioenenda kwa kufuata mambo ya mwili, bali kwa kufuata mambo ya Roho.
that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
5 Wale waufuatao mwili huyafikiri mambo ya mwili, lakini wale waifuatao Roho huyafikiri mambo ya Roho.
For those who are according to the flesh, the things of the flesh do mind; and those according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit;
6 Kwa kuwa nia ya mwili ni mauti, bali nia ya Roho ni uzima na amani.
for the mind of the flesh [is] death, and the mind of the Spirit — life and peace;
7 Hii ni kwa sababu ile nia ya mwili ni uadui juu ya Mungu, kwa maana haitii sheria ya Mungu, wala haiwezi kuitii.
because the mind of the flesh [is] enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,
8 Wale waufuatao mwili hawawezi kumpendeza Mungu.
for neither is it able; and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.
9 Hata hivyo, hampo katika mwili bali katika Roho, kama ni kweli kwamba Roho wa Mungu huishi ndani yenu. Lakini kama mtu hana Roho wa Kristo, yeye si wake.
And ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God doth dwell in you; and if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ — this one is not His;
10 Kama Kristo yumo ndani yenu, mwili umekufa kwa mambo ya dhambi, bali roho ni hai kwa mambo ya haki.
and if Christ [is] in you, the body, indeed, [is] dead because of sin, and the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness,
11 Ikiwa Roho wa yule aliyemfufua Yesu kutoka wafu huishi ndani yenu, yeye yule aliyemfufua Kristo kutoka katika wafu ataipa pia miili yenu ya mauti uhai kwa njia ya Roho wake, aishie ndani yenu.
and if the Spirit of Him who did raise up Jesus out of the dead doth dwell in you, He who did raise up the Christ out of the dead shall quicken also your dying bodies, through His Spirit dwelling in you.
12 Hivyo basi, ndugu zangu, sisi tu wadeni, lakini si kwa mwili kwamba tuishi kwa jinsi ya mwili.
So, then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh;
13 Maana ikiwa mnaishi kwa jinsi ya mwili, mpo karibu kufa, lakini ikiwa kwa Roho mnayafisha matendo ya mwili, nanyi mtaishi.
for if according to the flesh ye do live, ye are about to die; and if, by the Spirit, the deeds of the body ye put to death, ye shall live;
14 Maana kama ambavyo wengi wanaongozwa na Roho wa Mungu, hawa ni wana wa Mungu.
for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;
15 Kwa kuwa hamkupokea roho wa utumwa tena hata muogope. Badala yake, mlipokea roho ya kufanywa kuwa wana, ambayo kwayo tunalia, “Abba, Baba!”
for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, 'Abba — Father.'
16 Roho mwenyewe hushuhudia pamoja na roho zetu ya kuwa tu watoto wa Mungu.
The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;
17 Ikiwa tu watoto, basi tu warithi pia, warithi wa Mungu. Na sisi tu warithi pamoja na Kristo, ikiwa kwa kweli tunateseka na yeye ili tupate kutukuzwa pamoja naye.
and if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ — if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.
18 Kwa kuwa nayahesabu mateso ya wakati huu kuwa si kitu nikilinganisha na utukufu utakaofunuliwa kwetu.
For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory about to be revealed in us;
19 Kwa maana viumbe vyote pia vinatazamia kwa shauku nyingi kufunuliwa kwa wana wa Mungu.
for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God;
20 Kwa maana uumbaji pia ulitiishwa chini ya ubatili, si kwa hiari yake, ila kwa sababu yake yeye aliyevitiisha. Ni katika tumaini
for to vanity was the creation made subject — not of its will, but because of Him who did subject [it] — in hope,
21 kwamba uumbaji wenyewe nao utawekwa huru na kutolewa katika utumwa wa uharibifu, na kuingizwa katika uhuru wa utukufu wa watoto wa Mungu.
that also the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God;
22 Kwa maana twajua ya kuwa uumbaji nao pia unaugua na kuteseka kwa uchungu pamoja hata sasa.
for we have known that all the creation doth groan together, and doth travail in pain together till now.
23 Si hivyo tu, ila na sisi wenyewe tulio na malimbuko ya Roho - sisi pia tunaugua katika nafsi zetu, tukisubiri kufanywa wana, yaani ukombozi wa miili yetu.
And not only [so], but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting — the redemption of our body;
24 Kwa maana ni kwa taraja hili tuliokolewa. Lakini kitu kilichotarajiwa kikionekana hakuna taraja tena, kwa maana ni nani anayekitarajia kile akionacho?
for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for [it]?
25 Bali tukikitarajia kitu tusichokiona, twakingojea kwa saburi.
and if what we do not behold we hope for, through continuance we expect [it].
26 Kwa jinsi iyo hiyo, Roho naye hutusaidia katika udhaifu wetu. Kwa maana hatujui kuomba jinsi itupasavyo, lakini Roho mwenyewe hutuombea kwa kuugua kusikoweza kutamkwa.
And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth [us], we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,
27 Na yeye aichunguzaye mioyo huijua akili ya Roho, kwa sababu huomba kwa niaba yao walioamini kulingana na mapenzi ya Mungu.
and He who is searching the hearts hath known what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because according to God he doth intercede for saints.
28 Nasi twajua ya kuwa kwa wote wampendao Mungu, yeye hufanya mambo yote pamoja kwa wema, kwa wale wote walioitwa kwa kusudi lake.
And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;
29 Kwa sababu wale wote aliowajua tangu asili, pia aliwachagua tangu asili wafananishwe na mfano wa Mwana wake, ili yeye awe mzaliwa wa kwanza miogoni mwa ndugu wengi.
because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;
30 Na wale aliowachagua tangu asili, hao aliwaita pia. Na wale aliowaita, hao aliwahesabia haki. Na wale aliowahesabia haki, hao pia akawatukuza.
and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.
31 Tuseme nini basi juu ya mambo haya? Mungu akiwa upande wetu, ni nani aliye juu yetu?
What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
32 Yeye asiyemwachilia mwana wake mwenyewe bali alimtoa kwa ajili yetu sisi sote atakosaje kutukirimia na mambo yote pamoja naye?
He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?
33 Ni nani atakayewashitaki wateule wa Mungu? Mungu ndiye mwenye kuwahesabia haki.
Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God [is] He that is declaring righteous,
34 Ni nani atakayewahukumia adhabu? Kristo Yesu ndiye aliyekufa kwa ajili yetu, na zaidi ya hayo, yeye pia alifufuliwa. Naye anatawala pamoja na Mungu mahali pa heshima, na tena ndiye anayetuombea sisi.
who [is] he that is condemning? Christ [is] He that died, yea, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God — who also doth intercede for us.
35 Ni nani atakayetutenga na upendo wa Kristo? Dhiki, au shida, au mateso, au njaa, au uchi, au hatari, au upanga?
Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 Kama ilivyoandikwa, “Kwa faida yako tunauawa mchana kutwa. Tulihesabiwa kama kondoo wa kuchinjwa.”
(according as it hath been written — 'For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long, we were reckoned as sheep of slaughter,')
37 Katika mambo haya yote sisi tu zaidi ya washindi katika yeye aliyetupenda.
but in all these we more than conquer, through him who loved us;
38 Kwa maana nimekwisha kushawishika kwamba wala mauti, wala uzima, wala malaika, wala mamlaka, wala vitu vilivyopo, wala vitu vijavyo, wala nguvu,
for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,
39 wala yaliyo juu, wala yaliyo chini, wala kiumbe kinginecho chote, hakitaweza kututenga na upendo wa Mungu, ambaye ni Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu.
nor things about to be, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of god, that [is] in Christ Jesus our Lord.
